2011 was 5 years ago and much has changed since then so time to get hold of some updated information me thinks and I don’t care how good he sounds to listen to, accurate and up to date information is more important.
> On 22 Mar 2016, at 11:31 PM, Andy Logue <andy.logue...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Brian. > > Yes, I was listening this morning to a Blind Cool Tech archive concerning the > Mac Demo 14, which was recorded in 2011, by a guy called Mike Arrigo. I just > loved listening to this guy speak and that of course was almost five years > ago. > > I've no doubt that If Mike has an up to date tutorial on the new imac Retina, > with some hard work, I'll learn the key-strokes This morning, I was also in > contact with an organisation in Glasgow who have an open door policy to > learning all Apple products. Aparently, all you do is walk in the front door > and you'll get a chance to feel and check-out the item of your choice, which > in my situation is a desk-top Mac. > > So I'm getting pretty excitted now about finding out more. Much more excited > than toing attending a Windows 10 demo, So my mind is clearly made up, just > need a little more cash now. > > Very best wishes. > > Andy. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Olesen" <br...@blindkom.dk> > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:29 AM > Subject: SV: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10 > > > Hi, > Interacting with things in mac OS requires quite a lot of key strokes > though. > On the winning side web browsing is a breeze on Mac. > > Brian > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Robert > Nelson > Sendt: 21. marts 2016 22:40 > Til: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Emne: RE: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10 > > > Perhaps but you must understand that learning about Mac OS and VoiceOver is > only the beginning. > > If you had no experience with windows, you would accept that the awkward > way things are done in MAC OS is normal but with a little experience of > windows you will find yourself trying to work out the mind set of those who > devised the OS and VoiceOver. > > However, given your experience in windows you may find that something like > audio editing has a steep learning curve. Yes, I know that Garage Band, > Amadeus Pro and Twisted Wave are very good audio editing programs for > sighted people but for a blind person they can be very frustrating. > > The question you should be asking yourself is: is there anything that I > would want to do that can only be done on a Mac and, if so, is it important > enough for you to justify the outlay, considering that most of the things > you might want to do are possible through your I Phone. > > Anyhow, excuse me while I duck around the back to avoid the arrows and > flames of the Apple fans! > > Bob Nelson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Andy > Logue > Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2016 5:46 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10 > > Hi Devon and Hamit. > > I've always wanted to check out a mac computer but because ive been so > brainwashed in Microsoft, I didn't have the self confidence to try it out > for myself. > > What I was thinking was to keep my old Windows machine active for my mail > and so on, but the Mac could sit alone in another room and if I spend some > time each day, then I should be able to grasp the basic? eh? Especially if > > I joined a blind mac list. > > One thing I have already found out that my Imac Store, which is in glasgow, > will spend up to an hour with a new customer in the shop. Perhaps they may > be interessted in offering me a little more start-up time, given my > blindness? Worth checking out eh? > > Thanks for your ideas guys. For the meantime, I'm going to check out > everything I can on the Imac Retina on the webpage. > > Thanks again. > Andy. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Devin Prater" <d.pra...@me.com> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 4:17 PM > Subject: Re: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10 > > > Apple has a getting started guide, right when you turn on a new Mac. Just > wait a minute or two then follow the spoken instructions. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 21, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> An IMac as in the Apple computer? If so there are Mac lists and stuff but >> you'd have to listen to a lot of podcasts and stuff because you must then >> now learn Mac OS. If I'm understanding the question correctly. I had >> learned >> Mac OS but I've gotten Rusty. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Andy >> Logue >> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 11:57 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10 >> >> Hi all. >> >> I love everything audio concerning my computer. I've music, described >> movies and talking books and I use programmes such as Goldwave to record >> streaming music. I also love burning the odd CD for a friend and >> recently, >> I've purchased a Zoom H6 digital recorder for even more interesting audio >> work. >> >> Many of my friends, who are not blind are telling me to buy the new Imac >> Retina and plug that into my AV and sound system. >> >> Any members use Imac for this sort ofstuff and is there any support for a >> new comer like myself about. >> >> Any advice would be very much appriciated. >> >> Very best wishes. >> Andy. >> >> > > > > > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
